Just like an essay, we first began with a rough draft. This included some of the general ideas we want to portray to the audiences, as well as some difficult scenes we believed we would have trouble with later. In the rough draft, we did not want to follow the script exactly due to the fact that we only needed to cover the scenes and ideas we believed to be most difficult.
Thankfully we did the rough draft, for it made us realize how difficult it will be to create and develop the ideas we had in mind. However, we decided not to give up on our vision. In the rough draft, we include several difficult scenes, camera movements, angles, shots, etc. Carrying out a rough draft allowed us to inspect and investigate the different aspects of our film. Ensuring that every aspect was covered for ease of reproduction. The rough draft was very… rough, however, this is only a taste of what is to come.
In terms of shooting the film, I wanted to ensure that we were able to properly film certain shots. For example, maintaining a steady hand whilst creating fast manual zooms or follow shots of the faces. The rough draft made us realize that we will require more equipment to increase the quality of the film opening. It also allowed me to practice my editing techniques, such as the expansion of time, action matching, different transitions, etc. We also got to scout an area that is evidently not going to suffice. We will not be able to shoot it at our school, for it is too noisy and the rooms are too small. Therefore, we must find another office-like area to shoot the scene in. It will be evident that the action sequences in the rough draft are choppy, however, well acted. We want to ensure that we can reproduce the acting and improve on the editing.
In terms of audio, I wanted to make sure that I was able to properly blur the curse words without any mistakes for it would be inappropriate to have any in it. Blurring the curse words will also produce some comedic relief for the serious introduction of the film. We wanted to also see the sensitivity of the microphone integrated into our mobile phones. This is important because we want to make sure that there is minimal unwanted background noise. Ensuring that the dialogue will not be overpowered by the noises of our surroundings.
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